HUGE VICTORY! European Parliament Votes to End Subsidies for Bullfighting

On 28th Ocotober in the European Parliament, 438 out
of 687 MEPs voted in favour of an amendment that would stop over €100
million in EU agricultural subsidies from being used to raise bulls for
bullfights.

This
is a wonderful step forward and could be the final nail in the coffin
for Spain’s already struggling bullfighting industry. As bullrings
increasingly stand empty and fewer and fewer Spaniards show any interest
in attending the violent events, government handouts are the only thing
keeping this cruel “tradition” alive.

Tens of thousands of people all over Europe have contacted their MEPs
in the past few weeks to ask them to vote for the amendment, which was
tabled by Dutch MEP Bas Eickhout. Thank you so much to everyone who took
action. Your messages clearly had an impact.

PETA France was also outside the Parliament this morning, giving MEPs
some last-minute encouragement to do the right thing before the vote.

When a similar amendment was voted on in the Parliament just last year,
it was rejected. It just goes to show how quickly we’re making progress
in our campaign against cruel “sports”.

So what happens next? Before the amendment becomes law – and the
subsidies finally stop – it needs to be approved by EU finance ministers.
We’ll keep you posted on upcoming developments and how you can help.
But rest assured that today’s news represents a huge step forward
in the campaign to end barbaric bullfighting for good.